The kickoff party begins at 8 p.m. with live music, and beers from Jack’s Abby, Wachusett, Troegs and Oskar Blues on tap.

Tomorrow, there will be a Sixpoint Brewery beer and cheese pairing event at 6 p.m. for $15, as well as live music from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Featured breweries will be Brooklyn, Blue Point and Kentucky Ales.

On Saturday, there will be a beer cocktail demo with Mayflower Brewing at 5 p.m for $20. There will be a sausage and beer pairing event at 7 p.m. featuring Jack’s Abby Brewing for $15.†From 9 p.m. to close, there will be Jack’s Abby Tap Takeover with one of the brothers Hendler in attendance.

Finally on Sunday, there will be a porter and stout brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you’re looking to travel a little further away, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut is holding its annual Sun BrewFest on Friday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will also be a BrewBrunch on Sunday from 11 a.m.

The festival will feature more than 100 different beers from breweries such as Goose Island, Dogfish Head and Long Trial.

Tickets are $25 for each session of the beerfest and tickets for the BrewBrunch (featuring an open bar of Goose Island and Shock Top beers) is $75.